Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 166 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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